February 11, 1926:
Robert Drake shoots self with revolver. Grim tragedy stalked at the home of Mrs Jennie Drake, on Guava street Monday evening when her 17 yr old son shot himself thru the head his death occurring some 10 hrs later. The young man in a room with his elder brother, Edward, 2 younger brothers Sidney & Paul, playing with a revolver, he placed a cartridge in revolver and put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. Services were held at Methodist church on Wednesday.
[Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson]